Poster Design Contest

Charleston Harbor Fest is proud to announce the second annual official poster competition. Artists who are 18 years or older may submit original works for the design of the 2009 Charleston Harbor Fest poster. These designs will be judged by a panel representing both the maritime and art communities and should reflect Charleston's rich maritime history while also featuring attributes that reflect Charleston's modern harbor and highlights of the annual event. Artists are encouraged to capture the look and feel of Charleston Harbor Fest, with its blend of international tall ships from around the globe, classic wooden boats, education village, children's activities and celebration of all things related to the sea. The poster must incorporate the text The Tall Ships are Coming!® and the event title, Charleston Harbor Fest 2009.

The winner receives a $1,000 cash prize, public recognition, 5 commemorative posters, 10 t-shirts, a VIP package for the event, and the poster design will be featured as the 2009 Official Harbor Fest Poster. The poster art design will be showcased on official retail merchandise as well as posters in storefront locations, posters for sale and various other promotions.

To enter, artists must submit an application with their mounted artwork no later then Friday, December 12, 2008 to the South Carolina Maritime Foundation office at 480 East Bay Street, Suite F, Charleston, South Carolina, 29403. Once submitted, all entries become property of Charleston Harbor Fest and the South Carolina Maritime Foundation. Entry into the competition is free.

Also, an additional component of the competition this year will be a student poster competition! We are inviting students from across the Palmetto State, grades 1-8, to participate in creating a poster that celebrates Charleston's magnificent maritime history. Any medium can be used and the winner will receive tickets for their entire classroom and families to come to Charleston Harbor Fest in June 2009! They will also receive a Charleston Harbor Fest gift pack and be recognized in the South Carolina Maritime Foundation publication, Voyage. All entries will be displayed at Charleston Harbor Fest 2009 in the Education Village.

Additional information and application forms may be downloaded from www.charlestonharborfest.org.

State Park Service Photo Contest

The S.C. State Park Service is holding a year-long photo contest in celebration of the parks’ 75th anniversary.

The first-place winner in each category received a prize pack worth approximately $50. More than 1,200 photos have been submitted in the contest since it began in April. The monthly contests will continue through next April 30.

The grand prize is an Edisto folding kayak outfitted with a special fish and photo package – a $2,500 value donated by Folbot North America in Charleston (www.folbot.com). Best-of-show winners will receive prizes such as a state park cabin overnight getaway or digital cameras.

Contestants are submitting their photos for display online. Entry information and the entries themselves are at www.SouthCarolinaParks.com. Click on the “Come Out and Play” button and then the “photo contest” link.

Subject categories include mammals, birds, other wildlife, plants and “connecting people to South Carolina state parks.” The latter category can include anything from the wide range of activities – from paddling to picnicking and fishing to birdwatching – that have made the parks an integral part of South Carolina life since the first were built in the 1930s.

The judging panel includes professional photographers and staff members from the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, the Park Service’s parent agency.

Winning and other selected entries will be displayed on the Web site during the year to help showcase the photographers’ work and the natural, cultural and historic sights and activities that more than 7 million visitors a year now enjoy at South Carolina’s 47 state parks, which trace their beginnings to enabling legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1933.

High School Recipe Contest Deadline Nears

WHAT: Call for Entries: South Carolina Aquarium’s Sustainable Seafood Festival’s High School Recipe Contest
WHEN: Entry deadhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifline is Friday, September 26, 2008
WHERE: General application available for download here
Contact: Sustainable Seafood Initiative (843) 579-8502

To apply to be one of the ten contestants, students must submit:
1) General application
2) A two page essay on the fish (selected from the provided list) explaining why it is sustainable (resources can be found on the Sustainable Seafood Initiative Web site),
3) An ORIGINAL recipe created by the student, and
4) 4 color copies of a photograph of the prepared dish.

Five seniors and five juniors will be invited to prepare their dish at the Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival on Sunday, October 26, 2008. Culinary teachers interested in a guest speaker on sustainable seafood should contact the Sustainable Seafood Initiative.